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Executive Council, at which

both the Major-General and Mr Deane would or present.

3.

At the meeting of

the Council which took place hour afterwards, Mr. Deane

an

was one

urged the

a ø

show

of those who specially

expediency of a

my remarking

of troops; and on

that in England and in

most other countries the sight

of troops

was

apt to exasperate

an excited crowd, and that

for this reason it was not

usual

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)

usual to employ them until there was immediate probability : The Police being overpowered,

of

Or

was answered by Mr. Deane among others that no such _ effect would be prodused here, and that a parade of two three companies would in all - probability have the effect of

putting an end to all further

violence. From this

opinion

there was not a word of dissent, and the event would appear

to have indicated its correctness.

4.

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